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We are currently looking for people to sing or speak the first verse of Silent Night in other languages. In the past we have had the pleasure of hearing this verse in Swahili, Navajo, Dutch, German, Japanese and Gaelic. If you or someone you know would...

As I was getting ready for my program, Music Mania, I did what I always do; I research tunes that I can play on violin or guitar. However, I didn't expect Thanksgiving to be an underappreciated musical holiday. Of course, many may already know that...

Did you know that they lived in Louisville? No t far from here! Margot Theis Raven relates the story of the sisters who wrote the words and music in 1889 and 1890, as one of the many songs that Patty Hill used to teach her kindergarten children. She came...

As a former Teaching Artist of Tales & Scales, I am SO happy to present the Tales & Scales Musictelling Company as our special guests at Music Mania this Friday, September 26th at 4:00 pm in the Central Library Lobby. This open reahearsal will...

Sometimes individuals see music as something only a trained professional can do or teach. In learning a specific instrument and to one day perform or teach it for a living you may be right. However, there are some things you can do as a parent, relative...

As I was looking for books patrons could check out that tied into my theme of the week (Folk Music) for Music Mania, I found a great book called " Banjo Granny " by Sarah Martin Busse & Jacqueline Briggs Martin. At the very beginning of...

This weeks theme for Music Mania is "Folk Music." By folk I of course mean "American Folk" or "Mountain Music." Of course, I already believe no matter what age you are, you are going to love folk music because of its peppy...

This week's theme for Music Mania is Composers! As I imagine, like many teachers, I wondered for a moment how I was going to get kids into learning about composers. I was able to come across a great C.D. called " Peter Ustinov reads The Orchestra...

You may notice after a period of time that your own child may become bored with their studies within classical music. Don't be discouraged or worried! As a classically trained musician I also went through a period of time where I became bored. Sometimes...

I've noticed not only as a former child musician but now as an adult musician/teacher that getting young children interested in classical music is almost like pulling teeth! Some kids just aren't interested in the classics. So, how do you get...